National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
New England 52,
Buffalo 28
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 30, 2012
Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Temperature: 58°
Head Official: John Parry
Attendance: 70684
Where: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Temperature: 58°
Head Official: John Parry
Attendance: 70684
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| New England | 7 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 52 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 6:49 | ||
| New England | TD |
Buffalo 0 - New England 7 Stevan Ridley 6 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:43 | ||
| Buffalo | TD |
Buffalo 7 - New England 7 Scott Chandler 24 yd. pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 3:30 | ||
| Buffalo | TD |
Buffalo 14 - New England 7 Scott Chandler 20 yd. pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 11:08 | ||
| Buffalo | TD |
Buffalo 21 - New England 7 Donald Jones 68 yd. pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 8:10 | ||
| New England | TD |
Buffalo 21 - New England 14 Danny Woodhead 17 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 3:53 | ||
| New England | TD |
Buffalo 21 - New England 21 Tom Brady 4 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 14:55 | ||
| New England | TD |
Buffalo 21 - New England 28 Rob Gronkowski 28 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 11:42 | ||
| New England | TD |
Buffalo 21 - New England 35 Stevan Ridley 2 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 10:29 | ||
| New England | TD |
Buffalo 21 - New England 42 Brandon Bolden 7 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 6:32 | ||
| Buffalo | TD |
Buffalo 28 - New England 42 Brad Smith 35 yd. pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 4:02 | ||
| New England | TD |
Buffalo 28 - New England 49 Brandon Lloyd 25 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:56 | ||
| New England | FG |
Buffalo 28 - New England 52 Stephen Gostkowski 30 yd. field goal |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| New England | Buffalo | |
| 1st Downs | 33 | 19 |
| Rushing | 19 | 4 |
| Passing | 13 | 15 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4-11 | 8-15 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 3-39.7 | 5-41.8 |
| Return Yards | 90 | 26 |
| Punts-Returns | 1-14 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 1-20 | 1-26 |
| Int - Returns | 4-56 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 1-10 | 3-17 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 | 3-2 |
| Time of Possession | 30:47 | 29:13 |
| Total Net Yards | 580 | 438 |
| Total Plays | 77 | 69 |
| Average Gain | 7.5 | 6.3 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 247 | 98 |
| Rushes | 40 | 27 |
| Average/Rush | 6.2 | 3.6 |
| Net Yards Passing | 333 | 340 |
| Comp-Att | 22-36 | 22-39 |
| Yards/Pass | 9.0 | 8.1 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-7 | 3-10 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 4 |
| Touchdowns | 7 | 4 |
| Rushing | 4 | 0 |
| Passing | 3 | 4 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 7-7 | 4-4 |
| Field Goals | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 5-6-83% | 0-1-0% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 0-1-0% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
New England Patriots
(2-2)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| T. Brady | 22/36 | 340 | 3 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
(2-2)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 22/39 | 350 | 4 | 4 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Spiller | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 |
| F. Jackson | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 0 | 11 |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
| T. Choice | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| J. White | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. Welker | 11 | 9 | 129 | 14.3 | 0 | 26 |
| R. Gronkowski | 11 | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 1 | 41 |
| B. Lloyd | 7 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | 25 |
| D. Woodhead | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 17 |
| D. Fells | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| B. Bolden | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| S. Vereen | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Jones | 3 | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 1 | 68 |
| S. Chandler | 8 | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 2 | 24 |
| F. Jackson | 3 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 34 |
| B. Smith | 2 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 35 |
| D. Dickerson | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 24 |
| T. Graham | 8 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 |
| S. Johnson | 10 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 |
| C. Spiller | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Choice | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. McCourty | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| T. Wilson | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| J. Mayo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| R. Ninkovich | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| C. Jones | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| D. Hightower | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| M. Dareus | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| K. Williams | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| D. McCourty | 5 | 0 |
| J. Mayo | 5 | 2 |
| S. Gregory | 4 | 0 |
| P. Chung | 4 | 1 |
| R. Ninkovich | 4 | 3 |
| B. Spikes | 4 | 4 |
| K. Arrington | 3 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 3 | 2 |
| D. Hightower | 2 | 0 |
| V. Wilfork | 2 | 0 |
| T. Wilson | 2 | 1 |
| S. Moore | 1 | 0 |
| R. Dowling | 1 | 0 |
| T. White | 1 | 0 |
| J. Cunningham | 1 | 0 |
| K. Love | 1 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | Ast | |
| N. Barnett | 10 | 5 |
| G. Wilson | 9 | 1 |
| B. Scott | 8 | 6 |
| S. Gilmore | 5 | 2 |
| J. Byrd | 5 | 4 |
| J. Rogers | 4 | 1 |
| K. Williams | 3 | 2 |
| M. Williams | 2 | 0 |
| A. Moats | 1 | 0 |
| M. Anderson | 1 | 1 |
| D. Searcy | 1 | 1 |
| A. Williams | 1 | 2 |
| A. Carrington | 1 | 2 |
| K. Sheppard | 0 | 1 |
| M. Dareus | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| C. Jones | 2.0 |
| D. Hightower | 1.0 |
| D. McCourty | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| K. Williams | 1.0 |
| A. Carrington | 1.0 |
| M. Williams | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| S. Ridley | 1 |
| R. Gronkowski | 1 |
| W. Welker | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| F. Jackson | 1 |
| R. Fitzpatrick | 1 |
| C. Spiller | 1 |